Posted on 04/16/2006 6:21:07 PM PDT by SandRat
JABOURI PENINSULA, Iraq, April 16, 2006 Operation Cowpens concluded maneuvers here April 14 after nearly a month of discovering caches and hampering insurgent efforts in the area. The joint operation included the 1-8 Combined Arms Battalion as well as two units of the Iraqi army's 4th Division: 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade and 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade. "The people saw that their people were there," said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey, command sergeant major, 1-8 CAB, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers. "I don't think it could have been done without the Iraqi army's help." The month-long operation included an air insertion and a ground assault to achieve a foothold on the peninsula. Once the foothold was attained, the joint force had a place to base operations and conduct searches of the peninsula to find insurgent supply havens. The joint assault force killed seven insurgents, and two soldiers were wounded in action. The two American soldiers who were wounded have since been evacuated to the United States for further care. Nineteen detainees were taken during Operation Cowpens. "We've put a stop to a lot of the (improvised explosive device) making," said Sgt. Daniel Reinhardt, a team leader from 1-8 CAB. "The more we're (on the Jabouri Peninsula), the more stuff we bring out, the less the bad guys are here." Following is a complete tally of all munitions and supplies seized during Operation Cowpens:
While ridding this region of such a large amount of materials has helped secure the area for soldiers and Iraqi citizens to live and travel, Dailey noted, it's not the only benefit the peninsula has experienced. "I think we've made great strides," Dailey said. "We're starting to do a lot of programs up there, building some things for them to better the area, doing some medical assessments in the area for them. I think the Jabouris are really going come around and be a part of the community and start to play a great role for the political scene of the Balad area." (From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.) |
At least from this isolated tally, it looks like they're using simple Motorola FRS or similar as trigger devices and not something more sophisticated or less prone to jamming.
BUMP!
Good Hunting!
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=113228
6 killed in Iraq ambush
Associated Press
BAGHDAD, April 16: Six people were killed during a pre-dawn raid today, when US troops stormed into a house looking for an Al-Qaida suspect south of Baghdad, the US military said. Five others died in the capital, including three killed in a bombing on a minibus.
Iraqi politicians, meanwhile, continued talks over top posts in the next government ahead of a parliament session planned for Monday. But there was little sign of progress, and some officials of the dominant Shiite alliance cast doubt on whether the meeting would take place.
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